New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-24
TIE BTRGLIR AND THE PISTOR.
AN EXPLOITATION CIT SHORT.
FINDING HIS Owy COAT on THE SINNER HE WAS
rRYING 10 CONNRRT-A PLOT TO BREAk JAII.

TRYING TO CONvRRT-A PLOT TO BREAK JAIL.
After JUICE Bartlett. at White Plains yesterday had
sent,nc,I John Powell - seventeen years All six
months I, sing sing for rob5ps III Bradley's houso
recently AT Dobbs Ferry the Rev. Alonzo HILL pastor Of
the Meto list Church nj rye. cIe at tue jail ali told
Sheriff Dafy he wJal like 70 see POwell's cpnted-
er,fe WIllm Mason. WHO hal entered poa Of " not
guilty" AMI was rcmarlcl f,r trial. The dominic
en,eret into conversation with Mison and said:
MY iaan. | sorry g. see yol here. Have you a
father anl nother. or any fricnls I"
The burglar N ,e ~ reply but sliftcl arsc cud OF
toblcc, i'm his mouth. The dominic cOntinucl:
"Thcy tell M You have been cngasel I'm crime for
years but Won do NJ, look like a harden I'll criminal. My
man, iii ! Won ever pray : "
Al ii. the burglar looked amaze! AMI began 10 grin.
The doninc sui cnly stopped qucsonin; the prisoner,
and after closely scri,nizns him from head to foot
turned to Under sheriff schirmcr, with muci amazed
looI AMI whspcrol something in his The Unler-
Siberia ,nen sterny saii to the expert burglar:
Mason where Ill you get that coat You have on -
"Ibonslt 1t after lett Massachusetts,. c)oly replied
the burglar
Yon are mistaken. my man" spoke MP VI. Hill.
that, nv coat AMI il was stolen from my house on
Saturday nj KIT List Some silyerSlre stolen at the
same time"
Mason looked shcepsh AMI hung his heal Unler
Sheriff Sch.rncr broke the -encs by saying; Come,
Mason Peel on and give the gentleman his coat"
Mason reluctantly took OF the garment ahl handed It
them were found Mr. INNS gloves
No.ou also received visit from sheriff John Crosby OF
Berkshire County Mass. who called to see il there was
ANY prospect of Mason being urne over to his custody
he ha, escaped fro tho Berkshire County Jail about
ten days ago by saving the bars OF his cell Shcrln
Duffy Yesterday discovered plot Of the .wo ctacksmcn
10 break l by ncrcep'ins letter which Powell wrote
In the Jail 10 of his female pals The following Is
a copy OF the letter:
Ny DEAR PCG' ,,
suppose you know all about my misfortune ~ this
~, I h1v
want them TO know whore live AMI have them search
sent this ont the quiet Ny dear Fanny. 1t will he
dreary Christmas. for both OF think they will rail
road IA II had only able To leave Won comfort
able | would not care for myself would like 10 seq
Won n once You know the ana frame for holding
Them that got for Cody n had ono ~ them conld
get ont 81 here IOu hny ot them frames ami
half a dozen for about Que dollar and half You
would ask blades and frame for cutting IRON II
Won would down 10 Tom -horclis place OF business
There Of hts CARTS the mamie piece lie Womb
know cXIcty what YOU want n do not have them by
Thurs lay Friday am afraid they viii he OF no use
You can them under your skirts They VIII let
vnu come down to cell No one IL listening or look
ing ~ you Non must 10 II right or IT viii he use
will say good bye. and II do not get them things an
afraid nv dear Pug n will Doe good bye forever. Your
poor and unfortunate Nnooks. j. POWELL
Al the Market lelice Court Yesterday morning
Michael O'Csnnsr. another Pittshcld burglar. ago
twenty sit with hall sozea aliases. remandcf for
DAYS bv Justice Duffy enable The sheriff TO procure
the necessary papers fer his cXtraitlOh.